# Incident 19791125045809I: Cvac STCAPJC, St Louis, MO, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 20:02 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FAL
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73161-1988-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125045809I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

#2 ENGINE STARTER OVERSPED DURING DESCENT. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. REPLCED ENGINE STARTER.

## Other reports on N73161 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800516054199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516054199I), May 16, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N73161), Lawton, OK, Minor damage. Propeller struck power unit on ramp area. Aircraft was seven feet off guide line.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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